Pros and Cons of Presidential Power Think about what you have learned regarding how the executive and legislative branches provide checks and balances, about the early American attitudes toward one individual having too much power, and about the circumstances in which some presidents expanded executive power. What are the pros and cons of a U. S. president having a lot of power?

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

to force terrorists groups to stop attacking western targets using massive military force.